Trump’s Mileage Rollback Plan Could Leave Costly Impact on Automakers

Published August 6, 2018•Updated on August 6, 2018 at 4:50 pm

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California will no longer have the authority to set tougher fuel economy standards if the White House plan succeeds.

19 states have already announced plans to challenge the administration in court — leaving automakers like Ford, Toyota, and Volkswagen unsure whether or not to proceed with billions of dollars in investments in the technology needed to improve fuel efficiency, NBC News reported.

Two years ago the auto industry pushed back when the target Corporate Average Fuel Economy, or CAFE standards for 2025 were set at 54.5 mpg.

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But the plan the White House has come up with has only complicated things. The proposed CAFE revisions would take away California’s ability to set its own standards — which 10 other states, as well as the District of Columbia, have adopted.